Window-frame.



W-. SCHZXPER.

WINDOW FRAME.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.18, 1912.

Patented Nov. 26, 1912.

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W. SGHKFER.

WINDOW FRAME.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 18, 1912.

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Patented Nov. 26, 1912.

WILI-IELM SGHAFER, OF MANNHEIM, GERMANY.

WIN DOW-FRAME.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 26, 1912.

Application filed January 18,1912. Serial No. 671,976.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILHELM SOHAFER, a

. subject of the King of Bavaria, and resident of 53, Schwetzingerstrasse, Mannheim, in the German Empire, have invented certaln new and useful Improvements in VVindow- Frames, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in the construction of window-frames and particularly those intended for shop windows and. of. the type described and claimed in the specification of my United States patent application Ser. No. 618,287 filedon the 1st of April-1911, the present invention constituting subject matter divided out from my aforesaid patent application.

The object of the present invention is to provide an improved combined ventilating and water. draining arrangement whereby the water penetrating the joints and collecting in the grooves of the window-frame may readily flow away and thus be preventedv from deteriorating the jointing medium, while enabling the circulationof air through the window frame, My; invent-ion also enables the water condensed on the inner side of the glass to be readily conducted away.

In order thatmy invention may be more clearly understood reference is made tothe accompanying drawings whereon. I have shown my invention as applied to a windowframe constructed in accordance with my concurrent United States patent application Ser. No. 618,287 filed April 1st, 1911.

Figure lis avertical section through the upper part of such a window frame. Fig.

l is a vertical section through the-lower part of the window frame. Fig. 2 is a detail side-view of Fig. l and Fig. 2 a detail side viewof Fig. 1 Fig. 3 is a transverse sectionthrough the window-frame. Fig. 4: is a vertical section on the line A.-B of Fig. 5 showing a slightly modified construct-ion. Fig. 5 is a side-view of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a transverse section on the line CD ofFig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a-detail-view of the arched metal support for the glass, hereinafter referred to.

Referringlto Figs. 1, 2, .3 of the drawings, the window-frame comprises essentially the topandbottom bars a, b and side-postsc whichare provided on both sides with strips (Z, cZ forming grooves e for the reception of the glass Z. Within these grooves e are suitably secured by means of screws or the like a.v plurality of strips f of resilient material, such as artificial corkor the like which has been rendered waterproof, these strips 7 having intermediate spaces It as may be seen from Figs. 2 and2 for the recep tion of water entering the groove 6 and for the passage of air from the exterior of the window-frame. The glass Z is held in position by means of metal tubes 9 as described in my aforesaid concurrent patent application. Depressions Q are preferably formed in the tubing 9 at intervals so as to provide spaces between the tubing 9 and the glass Z through which water condensed on the glass may penetrate so as to enter the groove 6. The groove e is adapted to be drained by means of conduits 71 formed on the lower part a of the window frame and located so as to'open into the groove 6 between the cork strips Similar conduits Z may be provided in the upper part b of the window frame for the purpose of condensation, the interior strip (Z of the frame being preferably provided with ventilating holes 70. It

will thus be seen that the conduitsz' and depressions form efiicient means for the removal of any water condensing on the glass and entering the grooves 6, while at the same time the conduits 2' and z" andthe depressions-g and ventilating holes 76 serve for on abling a circulation of air through the groove 6 thus rapidly dryingthe interior of the joint and the'cork strips 7" so that the latter are prevented from rapid deterioration.

In the modification shown in Figs. 4: to 7 of the drawings, the exterior strip (Z of the frame is so located onthe window-sill athat asp-ace 2' is formed between the strip (Z and sill a this space serving as the conduit for conducting'away water fromthe joint and for the entering of air. In this case the cork-strips f are seated upon corrugated sheet metal plates m the space-below the strips f being either open to the conduit 2' or closed as desired and intermediate the cork strips and adapted to bear against the glass Z is an arched-metal plate a shown in detail in-Fig. 7 this plate nibeing provided with recesses or cut away parts 0 at its front edges and with a recess or cut-away part 79 in its rear edge, the recesses 0 and p alternating with one another while the recesses 79 alternate with the depressions q in the inner tubing 9.

It will thus be seen on reference to Figs. 5 and 6 that the air entering the room from the exterior of the window frame is compelled to pass in a zig-zag path through the window frame the air entering the conduit 2' passing through the recesses 0 into the space beneath the arched plate a and passing out therefrom through the recess p and upwardly between the depressions Q and and the glass Z. In this manner any dust or dirt is trapped in the window frame and during rainy weather, is washed out by the water penetrating the joint.

I claim 1. A window frame comprising strips forming a groove between them for the reception of the glass, material spaced in said groove and bearing against the edges of the glass, metal tubing within said groove, on the inner side of said glass having depressions at intervals forming spaces between the glass and tubing, and conduits passing through said frame and leading from the exterior thereof to the spaces between said material in said groove.

2. A window frame comprising strips forming a groove between them for the reception of the glass, material spaced in said groove and bearing against the edges of the glass, corrugated metal plates upon which said material is seated, meta-l tubing within said groove, on the inner side of said glass having depressions at intervals forming spaces between the glass and tubing, and conduits passing through said frame and leading from the exterior thereof to the spaces between the said material in said groove.

3. A window frame comprising strips forming a groove between them for thereception of the glass, strips spaced in said groove and bearing against the edges of the glass, metal tubing within said groove, on the inner side of said glass having depressions at intervals forming spaces between the glass and tubing, conduits passing through said frame and leading from the exterior thereof to the space between said strips, resilient arched metal plates in the spaces between said strips and apertures in said plates alternating with one another and adapted to allow water to drain therethrough and to cause air entering said conduits to take a zig-zag course through the frame.

4. A window frame comprising strips forming a groove between them for the reception of the glass, strips spaced in said groove and bearing against the edges of the glass, corrugated metal plates upon which said strips are seated, met-a1 tubing within said groove, on the inner side of said glass having depressions at intervals forming spaces between the glass and tubing, conduits passing through said frame and leading from the exterior thereof to the spaces between said strips, resilient arched metal plates in the spaces between said strips, and apertures in said arched plates alternating with one another and adapted to allow water to drain therethrough, and to cause air entering said conduits to take a zig-zag course through the frame.

5. A window frame comprising strips forming agroove between them for the reception of the glass, the outer strip being spaced some distance from the window sill so as to form a conduit from the exterior of the frame to the interior of said groove, material spaced in said groove and bearing against the edges of the glass, and metal tubing within said groove on the inner side of said glass having depressions at intervals forming spaces between the glass and tubing.

6. A window frame comprising strips forming a groove between them for the reception of the glass, the outer strip being spaced some distance from the window sill so as to form a conduit from the exterior of the frame to the interior of said groove, material spaced in said groove and bearing against the edges of the glass, corrugated metal plates upon which said material is seated, and metal tubing within said groove on the inner side of said glass having depressions at intervals forming spaces between the glass and tubing.

7 A window frame comprising strips forming a groove between them for the reception of the glass, the outer strip being spaced some distance from the window sill so as to form a conduit from the exterior of the frame to the interior of said groove, strips spaced in said groove and bearing against the edges of the glass, metal tubing within said groove on the inner side of said glass having depressions at intervals forming spaces between the glass and tubing, resilient arched metal plates in the spaces between said strips and apertures in said plates alternating with one another and adapted to allow water to drain therethrough and to cause air entering said conduits to take a zig-zag course through the frame. I

8. A window frame' comprising strips forming a groove between them for the reception of the glass, the outer strip being spaced some distance from the window sill so as to form a conduit from the exterior of the frame to the interior of said groove, strips spaced in said groove and bearing against the edges of the glass, corrugated metal plates upon which, said strips are WILHELM SCHAFER.

seated, metal tubing Within said groove on the inner sideiof said glass having depressions at intervals forming spaces between the glass and tubing, resilient arched met-a1 plates in the spaces between said strips, and apertures in said arched plates alternating With one another and adapted to allow Water to drain therethrough, and to cause Witnesses:

A. O. TITTMANN, G. SCHIMPF.

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